Brassneck - dual male/female vocal violin-led indie guitar pop!

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...and then he woke up!

it wasn't a game anymore !

he lit a cigarette, poured a drink, sat back and decided it was time to introduce it to the world.

and so it came to pass...

"brassneck" - the furtherance of popular music.


Ben Owens - vocals, guitar

Kat Milner - vocals, violin

Sid Stovold - guitar

Neil Smith - bass, vocals

Mark Darrah - drums

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photos

Live at The Oakford Social Club, Reading 07/09/08
(Pics by Adam Reading)

Live acoustic at Propaganda, Fleet, 31/08/08
(Pics by Tom O'Donoghue)

Live at The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth 20/08/08
Set 1  Set 2 (Pics by K Squared)

Windsor Golden Egg Festival acoustic set 13/07/08
(Pics by #1 fan Marion!)

Live and promo shots by LMI Photography:

Promo shots 08/03/08

Live at The Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough 16/01/08

Live at The Cellar Bar, Bracknell 28/01/08

Acoustic at West End Centre, Aldershot 13/03/08

gigs/events

11 Mar 2010 08:00 pm
cellar bar, south hill park (acoustic set)
ringmead, bracknell, South rg12 7pa - full length 3-piece acoustic set from us. also playing is sophie henderson. more details at :- http://www.southhillpark.org.uk


25 Mar 2010 08:00 pm
dancing stick productions @ the walkabout
wiston terrace, reading, South rg1 1dg - full electric set. on stage 9pm. also playing are ’shush’ and ’higher love’. more details at :- http://www.dancingstickproductions.com


27 Mar 2010 08:00 pm
sod wednesdays @ the wilmington arms
69 rosebery avenue, clerkenwell, london, South ec1r 4rl - full electric set from us. first on at 8.30pm. also playing are ’jowe head & the demi-monde’, ’rude mechanicals’ and ’glassglue’. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/oddwed


1 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
the living room players @ the star (acoustic set)
17 church street, godalming, South gu7 1el - full length 4-piece acoustic set for this welcome return to susie clarke’s excellent quality acoustic evening. more details at :- http://www.cyderproductions.co.uk


5 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
upin arms (acoustic set)
153 london road, reading, South rg1 5de - ben and sid perform a full length ’brassneck’ duo set supporting ’the 12 truths’. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/upinarmslivemusic


10 Apr 2010 05:00 pm
the enterprise
2 haverstock hill, camden, london, South nw3 2bl - full electric set. more details at :- http://www.criminalrecords.cc


15 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
varsity
12 - 14 friar street, reading, South rg1 1db - full electric set from us. also playing are ’our lost infantry’. more details at :- http://www.facebook.com//group.php?gid=140422687509&ref=ts


17 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
the boileroom
13 stokefields, guildford, South gu1 4ls - full electric set by us. supporting ’los albertos’ (http://www.myspace.com/losalbertos). more details at :- http://www.theboileroom.net


23 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
goring unplugged @ village hall (acoustic set)
high street, goring-on-thames, South rg8 9ag - welcome return for us to this very popular purely acoustic event. 20 minute 3-piece acoustic set from us. more details at :- http://www.goringunplugged.co.uk


25 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
duke of cumberland (acoustic set)
, fernhurst, South gu27 3hq - ben, sid & kat will perform a short purely acoustic set at this well renowned acoustic night in this lovely old pub. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/dukefest09


30 Apr 2010 08:00 pm
the barn (acoustic set)
the borough, west street, farnham, South gu9 7nw - full length 3-piece acoustic set from us at this great little new venue. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/rpentertainmentweb


1 May 2010 08:00 pm
west end centre
48 queens road, aldershot, South gu11 3jd - full electric set from us at this great venue, supporting the superb ’two fingers of firewater’ (http://www.myspace.com/twofingersoffirewater). more details at :- http://www.westendcentre.co.uk


12 May 2010 08:00 pm
acoustic vault @ broad street tavern (acoustic set)
29 broad street, wokingham, South rg40 1au - short acoustic set from us at this new venue for ’the acoustic vault’. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/theacousticvault


15 May 2010 08:00 pm
brighton fringe festival @ the brunswick
1 holland road, brighton, South bn3 1jf - full electric set as part of the fringe festival. also playing are ’the black hats’. more details at :- http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk


29 May 2010 12:00 pm
main stage @ secret garden festival
farnham library gardens, 28 west street, farnham, South gu9 7dr - following our appearance on the acoustic stage in 2009 we return in 2010 for a full band electric set on the main stage at this brilliant free festival in central farnham. more dertails at :-- http://www.myspace.com/sgmffarnham


31 May 2010 12:00 pm
live lounge @ brooklands fm
weybridge library building, weybridge, South kt13 8de - 25 minute set from us in the live lounge at ’brooklands fm’ as part of their live day. more details at :- http://www.brooklandsfm.co.uk


5 Jun 2010 08:00 pm
farleigh wallop social club @ masonic centre
37 alexandra road, farnborough, South gu14 6bs - full electric set. following the success of our debut ’farleigh wallop social club’ event we return to do it again, this time on a saturday night. headlining will be ’the outcast band’. full line-up to be confirmed in due course. more details at :- http://www.myspace.com/farleighwallopsocialclub


10 Sep 2010 08:00 pm
big untidy night out @ rising sun arts centre (acoustic set)
26 - 30 silver street, reading, South rg1 2st - 20 minute 3-piece acoustic set from us at this excellent quality eclectic evening. more details at :- http://www.biguntidy.com


news/blog

ben's tour diary - guildford - 02/03/10
It’s just me and Sid tonight. The rest of “Brassneck” seem to have better things to do. It’s really lucky for the gig-going public that Sid and I have no social...


mark's tour diary - ascot - 26/02/10
It's 4pm and I can’t stand it anymore, after recently getting over a cold I’m still completely deaf in one ear and could do without it with a gig tonight. On the off ch...


neil's tour diary - reading - 22/02/10
It's been a while since we did a full-band gig. And it's going to be a while longer; Mark, aka 'Lord' Marcus to those in the criminal fraternity, has had to pull ...


sid's tour diary - petersfield - 19/01/10
Sometimes you just know don’t you ? You just know that it’s going to be a good gig. It’s a feeling you get.Due to a spate of cancellati...


band tour diary - farnborough - 20/12/09
It’s cold. Bloody cold. And I'm standing outside shivering like hell. Why? Because I'm either trying to direct los...


farleigh wallop social club #1 - review - 20/12/09
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/entertainment/music/local_bands/s/2063206_gig_review_farleigh_wallop_social_club_event


kat's tour diary - reading - 19/12/09
Veggie/Vegan/Eco/Bizzarro/Festy thing..... It's full of vegetarians and Ben is wearing a leather jacket. We play to four people in an empty room. We walked past ...


ben's tour diary - pangbourne - 18/12/09
 We're back at one of our favourite acoustic nights - Hall of Sound at Pangbourne Village Hall. It was supposed to be the three of us. Me, Sid and Kat. But...


sid's tour diary - puttenham - 14/12/09
A long while back we got asked specifically to play at this event. For 2 reasons, 1 is that it’s organiser Ian’s birthd...


kat's tour diary - reading - 12/12/09
 It was quiet. Neil was late. We started without him. We had a break. Drank some coffee. Neil arrived. We played some more. Some people showed up. W...


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